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For more about Goldenseal payroll accounting software, click here.
For more about US Federal withholding
in the Goldenseal payroll software, click
here.
To download free updates for Kansas and federal payroll tax tables, click here.
Kansas has state income tax withholding. It uses a step table similar to federal taxes. The state
payroll withholding tax tables did not change in 2005 (they have changed only 3 times in the past 15 years).
HINT-- Turtle Creek Software provides free annual updates for
US federal and Kansas tax withholding rates.
Kansas State Withholding Instructions
To enter withholding information for an employee, follow these steps:
- Choose Employees from the Accounts menu.
- Locate the employee record.
- Enter the employee's marital status into the Marital Status field (see note below).
- Enter the number of federal
dependents into the Federal Exemptions field.
- Enter the number of Kansas dependents into
the State Exemptions field.
Kansas Unemployment Tax Instructions
In 2005, Kansas unemployment insurance tax applies to the first $8000 of
wages for each employee. The starting rate for new companies varies from 3.52% to 5.16% depending on the type
of business (it is highest for construction). After the first year the rate depends on your past employment history--
it ranges from 0.08% to 7.40%.
To enter your Kansas SUTA tax rate into the Goldenseal payroll software, follow these steps:
- Choose Payroll Setup from the Costs menu,
and choose Tax Items from the submenu.
- You'll see a list of Tax Items. Locate Kansas SUTA tax in
the list, and double-click on it. HINT: If you don't see Kansas SUTA in the list, you'll
need to import your state's payroll info first.
- Enter the percentage rate for your company into the percentage field next to the Calculation
method.
- If the cutoff amount has changed, enter it into the dollar field to the right of First Adjustment.
Marital Status
Enter one of the following marital status choices for each employee:
- Single- single employee with one personal exemption
- Married- married employee with two personal exemptions
- Dual Income- married employee with one personal
exemption
- Head of House- employee claims Head of Family status
- Other- not used
Contacts
Payroll Tax Office-- 785 368-8222
SUTA-- 913-296-1724
Kansas Income and Inheritance Tax Bureau
Box 12001Topeka KS 66612-2001
Branch Office
Box 666 Emerald City OZ 66666-0001
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